Flights were suspended at Yemen’s Aden international airport Thursday, underscoring how the deepening rift between Saudi Arabia and the UAE continues to reshape the conflict in the war-torn country.
At the airport – the main international gateway for parts of Yemen outside Houthi control – passengers crowded the terminal, waiting for updates on their flights.
Later Thursday, Yemeni sources said flights between Aden and all destinations outside the UAE would resume, though Reuters was unable to confirm that immediately.
Air traffic was shut down due to a row over curbs on flights to the UAE, though there were contradictory accounts of exactly what had happened and who was responsible.
Awadh al-Subaihi said he had been waiting at the airport for a flight to Cairo for medical treatment. "We are suffering, and many other patients and elderly people here are waiting in a difficult situation," he said.
